Ancient aesthetics / Andrew S. Mason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mason, Andrew S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesthetics, Classical--Greece.

Aesthetics, Classical.

Plato.

Aristotle.

Greece.

Physical Description:

ix, 154 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Ancient thought, particularly that of Plato and Aristotle, has played an important role in the development of the field of aesthetics, and the ideas of ancient thinkers are still influential and controversial today. Ancient Aesthetics introduces and discusses the central contributions of key ancient philosophers to this field, carefully considering their theories regarding the arts, especially poetry, but also music and visual art, as well as the theory of beauty more generally. With a focus on Plato and Aristotle, the philosophers who have given us their thought about the arts at the greatest length, this volume also discusses Hellenistic aesthetics and Plotinus' theory of beauty, which was to prove very influential in later thought. Ancient Aesthetics is a valuable contribution to its field, and will be of interest to students of philosophy and classics. Book jacket.

Contents:

The artistic background

Plato: the arts and education

Plato: mimesis

Plato: poetry and inspiration

Plato: art, beauty, and philosophy

Aristotle: introduction to the poetics

Aristotle: catharsis

Aristotle: the shape of tragedy

The Hellenistic age

Aesthetics in the Roman Empire

Plotinus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138902350

1138902357

9781138902428

113890242X

OCLC:

916685036